Bai Yunfei sat on top of a giant mountain peak. His eyes were closed as he meditated among a cloud of red light.
Soon, the red light around him receded away and the soulforce within his body grew calm. When the flow was all but still, Bai Yunfei finally opened his eyes.
āPhewā¦ā
Exhaling a breath of warm air, Bai Yunfei allowed himself to feel the air and cool down. He looked down at his hands, clenching his fists tightly to test his new strength, he nodded in satisfaction at what he felt.
āA complete recovery. Itās a good thing there were no irreversible damagesā¦ā
The last battle had taken a lot out of him. Berserk Mode, Soul Ignition, and the Vampiric Demon Edge. These three had a destructive power that couldnāt be ignored when used all at once. He didnāt even do much to prepare for the aftereffects when the battle was over due to his rush to save Huangfu Rui and Zi Jin. It was only when Zi Jin was saved and he himself woke up the next day that he went into recuperation.
And today, after a whole day and night of resting, he was fully healed.
Things were looking good. Zi Jin was no longer in danger and was actually steadily improving. Huangfu Rui was actually in a very good shape after she absorbed Dongfang Mingās energy. Just a step shy of being a Late-stage Soul Emperor, Huangfu Rui was now a full-fledged Mid-stage Soul Emperor and overtook Song Lin as the next most promising student of the generation. Even the red magiboar had seen some results and was now a Mid-stage class seven soulbeast.Ā
The losses had been as great as the rewards, however. Many of the crafters had been injured, if not killed. Chu Yintian and Yang Yao, for example, lost their strongest soul armaments to Dongfang Ming. Chu Yintian himself had his avatar sacrificed so that he could live and had dropped drastically in strength. Many other crafters would require an extraordinary amount of time to recover.
As of right now, the entire Crafting School was in a state of recovery.
Bai Yunfei wasnāt in any rush to leave the Core World right now. Though his wounds were healed, he was still thinking about the recent battles and the experiences he gained from it.
In his last battle with Gu Lianhun, for example, Bai Yunfei felt his understanding of chaotic energy increase by a substantial amount. It was a valuable experience that he deemed worthy of spending time thinking about.
After a while, Bai Yunfei decided to switch topics to something else. Waving his hand, the helix sword popped out from thin air into his hand.
āUpgrade.ā
ā¦ā¦
A while later.
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Bai Yunfei nodded his head, appreciative of the stats and his own handiwork, āFrom now on, youāll be called the Double Dragon Specter.ā
Standing up, Bai Yunfei stored the sword away and glanced over to the small āhutā by the nearby tree.
āThat Lao Sha,ā He muttered, āI wonder what his next evolution is after eating all that energy. How long will he sleep for?ā
Shaking his head, Bai Yunfei disappeared from the Core World.
ā¦ā¦
The first one to see Bai Yunfei when he appeared back in the real world was Zhang Sanxian. āBrother Bai!ā He cried out, āYouāre back! Are you fully healed?ā
āAh yes, Iāll just need some more rest to be back at full health.ā Bai Yunfei nodded. āSo, are you planning to head into the crafting caves?ā
āI am! I have to do my best to train. I want to be able to fight the next time someone else dares fight our school!ā
Bai Yunfei noted Zhang Sanxianās fists clenching tightly as he spoke. When the battle broke out, Zhang Sanxian had been one of the many that were forced to stay on the sidelines and watch as the others fought.
āAh, brother Bai, since youāre here, why donāt we head down the mountain? Senior Zhi Tian is planning to leave soon, heās with the headmaster right now A student came by earlier to notify you, but you were preoccupiedā¦ā
āOh? Senior Zhi Tian and Nalan Yin are leaving? Alright, Iāll head on over then.ā
He turned around to head down from the mountain. The only reason their school could prepare for the battle was due to Zhi Tianās warning. He and Nalan Yin were acquaintances anyhow, so it was only proper that he sent the two off.
Down by the base of the mountain, Bai Yunfei saw Zhi Tian and Nalan Yin turning to leave while Kou Changkong and Xiao Binzi stood by the gates.
The two of them paused when they felt Bai Yunfeiās presence. Quickly catching up to them, Bai Yunfei bowed deeply to Zhi Tian, āOur school was able to prepare for the worst due to your aid. This junior will pray for your safe trip.ā
āHaha, youāve done us soulbeasts a great favor by ridding us of the Beast Taming School, young Bai. A favor like that warrants a favor returned. There is no need for you to thank me.ā
āā¦ā¦ā
A few words of conversation later, and Bai Yunfei watched as Zhi Tian and Nalan Yin disappear into the distance.
It was only after a considerable distance had been gained between them and the Crafting School that Nalan Yin deigned to speak. āHey, Zhi Tian, did you really mean what you said about returning a favor? Our lives wouldāve been forfeit if the Crafting School didnāt manage to hold out!ā
āOh?ā Zhi Tian raised an eyebrow, āDid you perchance think we would die there?ā
āOf course not,ā Nalan Yin shrugged, āMaster said before that Iād live for several hundred years. Thereās no way Iād go and get killed before then.ā
āThen why speak as you did?ā
āWe canāt always be so sure. Fate can change at the drop of a hat, thereās no way of knowing if my āfortuneā will be as what my master said. Itās not like I can predict my own fateāand you wonāt predict it for me either.ā
āThatās enough. Thereās no value in such topics. Even had I not gave a warning, the Crafting School would still stand. We only served to expedite the results. Just think of this as something we were āpredestinedā to do. For us and the world of soul cultivators and soulbeasts, this is something that will bring good āfateā to us allā¦ā
āWhat!? Arenāt you exaggerating? This battle determines the āfateā of our world? How did you think that?ā
āThose are my thoughts. It is a possibility, after allā¦but thatās enough talk. Let us hurry.ā
āSighā¦where are we going next then?ā
āThe Soulbeast Forest.ā
āā¦ā¦ā
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On his return to the top of the mountain, Bai Yunfei found Li Chengfeng talking with Tang Xinyun and several others. From their conversation, he learned that Huangfu Rui was by herself familiarizing herself with her new powers. Now was an especially precarious time for Huangfu Rui. Having spent so long under the Symbiosis Imprint meant Huangfu Rui had a lot to catch up on.
He also heard that the lord-mayor of Redfire City came by. Because of chaotic incidents caused by several refiners, the lord-mayor was far too busy stabilizing the city and wasnāt able to send any reinforcements over to the Crafting School.
āHey, Yunfei, I have a few materials on hand. Mind taking a look to see if you can craft me a soul armament from them?ā
Li Chengfeng changed the topic after a while.
āOf course I donāt mind.ā Bai Yunfei laughed, āIāll naturally help you craft a soul armament. What materials did you bring? Let me take a lookā¦ā
āI found a pyrium meteorite, a chunk of it that took forever for me to find. Can you craft a longsword from it for me?ā
A flash of red light appeared over Li Chengfengās hand as he brought the said item out from his space ring.
A wave of intense heat shot out from the item the moment it appeared.
āPyrium meteorite?! You have some? That thingās massive!!ā
Bai Yunfeiās eyes grew wide open at the sight of the chunk. It was nearly as tall as he was and half his width. Pyrium meteorites were a rarity in this world and hardly ever mentioned aside from ancient records from the past. With how rare they were, Bai Yunfei was naturally surprised Li Chengfeng had a chunk of that size with him.
Bai Yunfei took the chunk from Li Chengfeng after his excitement faded away. āDonāt you worry, Chengfeng. Iāll definitely craft you a powerful soul armament like none other!ā